Geneva, June 6 (IANS) Governments should better regulate businesses to prevent child labour in global supply chains, Human Rights Watch said in a video released on Monday. The report comes in advance of the World…
Amritsar, June 6 (IANS) A small group of people who raised pro-Khalistan and anti-government slogans were whisked away by the SGPC Task Force and police as the 32nd anniversary of the Indian Army’s “Operation Bluestar”…
Ahmedabad, June 6 (IANS) A special sessions court is on Monday expected to pronounce the quantum of punishment to those convicted for massacring 69 people at the Gulberg Housing Society here in 2002. Among those…
Colombo, June 6 (IANS) A soldier was killed and two others sustained injuries when a fire raged in an army camp just outside Colombo, the media reported on Monday. Army spokesman Brigadier Jayanath Jayaweera said…
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) A court here on Monday convicted five men on charges of raping a Danish woman n 2014. Additional Sessions Judge Ramesh Kumar held the five guilty and set June 9…
New York, June 6 (IANS) The accounts of Mark Zuckerberg, cofounder and CEO of social media giant Facebook, on Twitter and Pinterest were compromised over the weekend, a media report said. The hacker group ‘OurMine…
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday alleged there was “complete jungle raj” in Delhi and blamed Prime Minster Narendra Modi and Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung for it. “Complete jungle raj…
Agra, June 6 (IANS) Bhartiya Janata Party MP Hema Malini on Monday morning hit back at her critics questioning their morality and political judgement in the aftermath of Mathura mayhem. “Without checking facts they including…
Brussels, June 6 (IANS) Three persons were killed and 40 others injured when a passenger train collided with a freight train in Belgium, officials said. Earlier, reports said the accident, that occurred in the town…
Ankara, June 6 (IANS) At least seven students were killed and many others sustained injuries in a bus accident in Turkish province of Osmaniye, the media reported. The bus, carrying students returning from a trip…
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) The bodies of a two women and a 12-year-old girl were found dead on Sunday in a building here, police said. The incident was reported from the New Usmanpur area…
Bhubaneswar, June 5 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday said zero tolerance should be shown to illegal trade in wildlife. “Let us take a pledge to protect and preserve wildlife. Let us show…
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) In view of the renewed agitation launched by certain sections of the Jat community in Haryana, Delhi Police on Sunday decided to impose prohibitory orders in sensitive areas bordering Haryana…
Raigad (Maharashtra), June 5 (IANS) Seventeen persons were killed and 35 others injured when a speeding luxury bus rammed into two stationary cars on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway here early on Sunday morning, officials said. So…
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Reiterating its demand for a CBI probe in the Mathura violence, the BJP on Sunday threatened to launch a statewide stir against the Uttar Pradesh government. “A Commissioner-level inquiry ordered…
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) A girl barely four years old was allegedly raped by an 11-year-old boy here, police said on Sunday. The accused has been taken into custody. According to police, the girl,…
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Two youth were drowned in the Yamuna here on Sunday while taking a bath in the river, police said. According to police, the youth, identified as Aman and Prince and…
By Kushagra Dixit and Ashish Mishra New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) With eco crimes like ivory smuggling, illegal logging and toxic waste touching record high of $258 billion globally, discovery of 40 dead tiger cubs…
Beijing, June 5 (IANS) Operations of all tour boats and ships in the city of Guangyuan in China’s Sichuan province was suspended for a thorough safety inspection after a leisure boat capsized on Saturday, officials…
Dhaka, June 5 (IANS) A Christian shopkeeper was hacked to death on Sunday in Bangladesh’s Natore district. Police said 60-year-old Sunil Gomes was attacked and murdered inside his shop, which is adjacent to his home,…